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21 " The shock I’d felt, standing in the doorway, was a terrible thing. But what was worse was that in a moment it was gone, as though all along a part of me had known that this was where I was headed. That I, too, hadn’t been worth a man’s faithful loving. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , Before We Visit the Goddess
22 " People get addicted to love. Or just to having someone around. So many times Mr. Mehta gave me grief. I had to get his permission for every little thing: read a book, go to the cinema, even phone my parents. A lot of times he’d say no just because he could. Yet when he died, I wept and wept. "
23 " That’s Hercules,” I say, though perhaps I’m pointing at Ursa Major. I tell Mrs. Mehta of his death at the hands of his wife, who suspected him of loving another woman. "
24 " The goddess doesn’t care how many minutes you spend in front of her,” he said. “Only how much you want to be here. "
25 " This was something I had achieved by myself, without having to depend on anyone. No one could take it away. That’s what I want for you, my Tara, my Bela. That’s what it really means to be a fortunate lamp. "
26 " I begin the story of the Pleiades, women transformed into birds so swift and bright that no man could snare them. "
27 " This is a wonderful, beautiful, and sad book, and I’ve been recommending it like crazy.” —Modern Mrs. Darcy "